Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B43 6NW
How much crime is recorded in B43 6NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Barr
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
B43 6NWBirmingham
How safe is B43 6NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B43 6NW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B43 6NWNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Public order4.34.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.64.5
Robbery2.01.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.